BSoD killing pdn, no pdncrash.log file

[depriest]

Paint.NET version is 3.08.2708.22795

I ran pdn, exited it.

I ran it again, actually editing a picture, then exited it.

I tried to run it again and it never came all the way up, just ate all my spare CPU cycles (it was using 85% - 90%).

I tried to kill it with Process Explorer (sysinternals) and immediately got a BSoD.

It was: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT

STOP: 0x0000004E (0x00000099, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

Windows claimed it was doing a memory dump on the BSoD, but I haven't found the file yet.

After my system came back up pdn runs fine.

Here is the psinfo data from my system with the PII removed.

Uptime:                    0 days 0 hours 23 minutes 26 seconds
Kernel version:            Microsoft Windows XP, Uniprocessor Free
Product type:              Professional
Product version:           5.1
Service pack:              2
Kernel build number:       2600
Registered organization:
Registered owner:          XXXX
Install date:              5/28/2004, 12:44:47 PM
Activation status:         Error reading status
IE version:                6.0000
System root:               C:\WINDOWS
Processors:                1
Processor speed:           2.9 GHz
Processor type:            Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU
Physical memory:           1014 MB
Video driver:              Winvnc video hook driver

Installed     HotFix
3/3/2005      Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903)
9/14/2004     Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB867460)
7/2/2004      Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
6/3/2004      Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 Updates to MDAC 2.7 SP1
2/23/2006     Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components
10/22/2004    Windows XP Hotfix - KB834707
3/3/2005      Windows XP Hotfix - KB867282
6/17/2005     Windows XP Hotfix - KB883939
12/20/2004    Windows XP Hotfix - KB889293
5/13/2005     Windows XP Hotfix - KB890923
10/20/2005    Windows XP Hotfix - KB896688
8/20/2005     Windows XP Hotfix - KB896727
12/23/2005    Windows XP Hotfix - KB905915
4/12/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB912812
6/22/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB916281
6/22/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB918439
8/10/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB918899
10/2/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB925486
11/6/2006     FIX: ASP stops responding when calling Response.Redirect to another server using msxml4 sp2
12/20/2004    Windows XP Hotfix - KB887797
6/17/2005     Windows XP Hotfix - KB897715
4/12/2006     Windows XP Hotfix - KB911567
6/17/2005     Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB898458)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB923723)
6/3/2004      Windows Media Player Hotfix [see KB837272 for more information]
6/3/2004      Windows Media Player Hotfix [see Q828026 for more information]
5/28/2004     Windows Media Player Hotfix [see Q828026 for more information]
6/1/2004      Windows Media Update 817787
4/12/2006     Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB911565)
6/22/2006     Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB917734)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
4/4/2007      Windows XP Service Pack 2
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB873333
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB885250
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836
3/16/2007     Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884
3/16/2007     Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB888113
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB890047
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB890175
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB893066)
4/4/2007      Windows XP Hotfix - KB893086
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
5/13/2005     Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
6/17/2005     Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB896422)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
8/19/2005     Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB899588)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB899589)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
3/16/2007     Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
4/4/2007      Hotfix for Windows XP (KB909394)
4/4/2007      Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB913446)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB917537)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
3/16/2007     Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB923694)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
4/4/2007      Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB925454)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
3/16/2007     Update for Windows XP (KB929338)
3/16/2007     Security Update for Windows XP (KB929969)
3/9/2007      Update for Windows XP (KB931836)
6/17/2005     KB893803v2
2/23/2007     KB894476
12/23/2005    KB909520
2/23/2006     KB911564
6/22/2006     KB917734_WMP10
3/16/2007     KB925398_WMP64
9/26/2002     Q147222
3/16/2007     ServicePackUninstall
n/a           Internet Explorer - SP2

[Rick Brewster]

Paint.NET can't cause a BSOD. Only kernel-mode software, such as drivers, can do that. Either from a bug, or from hardware failure (such as bad memory). In any case this is not a Paint.NET issue.

http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=334

This bugcheck usually occurs for one of two reasons, the first reason being memory corruption.

[depriest]

Thanks for the extremely fast reply and for the link that explains what causes that BSoD.

I still don't know what crashed my system. I guess something else was trying to work in Paint.NET's memory space at the same time as Paint.NET and when I killed the Paint.NET app, it deallocated all the memory it thought it should have been using even that bit that something else decided to use, hence my system panicked. Right?

Whatever it is, it is not on you at all. Thanks.

-Jason

[HITMAN-X-]

your using .NET Framework 1.1 ?

Try using 2.0 or higher

[Rick Brewster]

... I guess something else was trying to work in Paint.NET's memory space ...

Actually the error is pointing at kernel mode and its private memory space -- my first and easiest guess would be that your memory is going bad. To confirm you can run a memory diagnostic utility of some kind.